US · guidance
CMS SOM App. J, Tag W290
§483.450(b)(5) Standing or as needed programs to control inappropriate behavior are not
permitted.
Guidance §483.450(b)(5)
The staff of the facility may not maintain or use, outside of the IPPs, any list of “as needed”
interventions that can be used with any client at any time. With the exception of isolated and
rare emergency situations, all restrictive behavior interventions must be incorporated into the
formal IPP and individualized for the client.
(c) Standard: Time-out rooms
History
Rev. 135, Issued: 02-27-15, Effective: 04-27-15, Implementation: 04-27-15
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
95c55e5770515fe8c7e2dc0229dda669884d0a248ff3b0a02c4022720e09c23f
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